nansa

== Catalan == === Etymology === Conflation of Latin ānsa and Latin nassa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈnan.sə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈnan.sa] Rhymes: -ansa === Noun === nansa f (plural nanses) handle, loop, grip fish trap (surgery) snare (looped instrument for removing polyps, etc.) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “nansa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “nansa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “nansa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “nansa”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnansa/ [ˈnãn.sa] Rhymes: -ansa Syllabification: nan‧sa === Noun === nansa f (plural nansas) fish trap small fishpond Synonym: pecina (archaic) === Further reading === “nansa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025